Lapis Lazuli & Malachite Necklace: Winged Serpent

Listing is for 1 necklace: Lapis lazuli and chrysocolla rounds above a quartz point, wire-wrapped in copper, on a reinforced copper ring chain. Adjustable hook clasp to secure chain. Ringlet mounting allows the pendant to hang and lay flat on chest. Approx. 20 in // 50.8 cm in length.

“Winged Serpent” 1 of 1. Handmade by Pablo Carrizo in Ecuador.

Lapis Lazuli is one of the oldest stones used in spiritual practices- used by healers, royalty, and diviners for power, wisdom, and to stimulate psychic abilities and inner vision- it symbolizes universal truth. Lapis is known to release stress, allowing for realignment, peace and serenity.

Malachite is a stone revered throughout the ages, across cultures as a representative of life, fertility, rebirth, death, the afterlife, and resurrection. In Egypt (Kemet) it was used for jewelry, carving ornaments, and ritualized in its use and wearing. Dieties can be seen donning malachite in egyptian hieroglyphs. Malachite was often carved into scarabs, and deemed a stone of protection.

Copper has long been used by humans for its versatility, symbology, and looks. It’s ability to conduct electricity makes it a perfect choice for the wiring in technology, as well as bodily adornment using crystals. Many have seen copper jewelry to symbolize the Kundalini energy, otherwise known as the “copper serpent” winding up and down the spinal column as the Ida and Pingala. Its orange hues denoting the sacral chakra and regenerative alchemy.